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hypernymic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-nymic
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a hypernym; of or pertaining to hypernyms.

Etymology

From hypernym + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hyperonymic (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypernymically

Phrases

Wiktionary:Semantic relations

Frequently Paired Words

hypernymously Wiktionary:Semantic relations synonymic synonymous parasynonymous cohyponymous coordinate

Synonyms

hypernymous hyperonymous superordinate

Antonyms

hyponymic hyponymous

Questions

What does hypernymic mean?
Being a hypernym; of or pertaining to hypernyms.
Where does hypernymic come from?
From hypernym + -ic.

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